Yellow green

#cbe021

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for yellow green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Yellow green, a strong yellow at 67 degrees. A yellow this strong grabs attention fast, good for warnings and energy brands. Pair it with dark neutrals so it stays legible, or with violet for a high energy scheme.

Yellow green color values

Every conversion for #cbe021, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbe021

RGB203, 224, 33

HSL67, 75%, 50%

HSV67, 85%, 88%

CMYK9%, 0%, 85%, 12%

Lab85.06, -27.81, 79.74

XYZ51.56, 66.12, 11.48

Decimal13361185

Web safe#cccc33

Pantone381 C

Shades of yellow green

#bace1d #a8ba1a #96a617 #849214 #727e12 #606a0f #4e560c #3c4309 #2a2f07 #181b04

Tints of yellow green

#d5e64a #d9e95f #deec74 #e3ee88 #e8f19d #edf4b1 #f2f7c6 #f6fadb #fbfdef

Colors that go with yellow green

Complementary#3621e0 Analogous#e09621 Analogous#6be021 Triadic#21cbe0 Triadic#e021cb Split complementary#216be0 Split complementary#9621e0

Yellow green in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 9, 0, 85, 12.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbe021 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 0 85 12

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 4 82 18

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Yellow green in css

Copy #cbe021 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbe021; }
.text { color: #cbe021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbe021; }

How yellow green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Yellow green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #cbe021 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbe021 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Yellow green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cbe021 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around yellow green? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn yellow green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cbe021 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from yellow green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #cbe021 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.